H2SO4 is a dense, colorless, oily, corrosive liquid.
Keyword:
Oil of Vitriol
Keyword:
corrosive
Layman's explanation:
H2SO4 was discovered by alchemists and made from heating a compound of iron sulfate. In 1740, sulfuric acid was produced for commercial sale. Sulfuric Acid is a very strong acid which is used in car batteries. The acid disassociates in water to give two protons and sulfate. This acid can destroy flesh and cause blindness. It was discovered in the 19th century that adding sulfuric acid to soil produces phosphorus, which is beneficial to plants; hence, sulfuric acid is used as a fertilizer in the form of super phosphate and ammonium sulfate. Sulfuric acid is also used to refine petroleum and process metals, and is found in paints and car batteries.
Miscellaneous comments:
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Miscellaneous comments:
Structure was calculated using an ab initio method (RHF 3-21G*).
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